Sex J.R.R. Tolkien on the intensity of elf sex Gareth Branwyn

Lord of the Rings Watch: every scene in The Lord of the Rings where two women interact Thom Dunn

dinosaurs An 8-year-old transformed this empty lot into a complete town for elves and dinosaurs Thom Dunn

History Brief history of the Faery Investigation Society Rob Beschizza

elves Horrors await poor Sophie Foster in 'Keeper of the Lost Cities: Legacy' Jason Weisberger

books 'Lodestar' is Shannon Messenger's fifth novel in the Keeper of Lost Cities series Jason Weisberger

fantasy The colonialism behind fantasy's vaguely Irish Elves Thom Dunn

Weird Footage of Dobby the house-elf from Harry Potter caught on home security cam video David Pescovitz

crowdfunding The original legacy of Wendy and Richard Pini's ElfQuest Hannah Means-Shannon

surgery With $35k in surgery, man turns self into elf Rob Beschizza

magic Iceland's powerful Elf Lobby wins fight to unearth Elfin Lady Stone buried by construction workers Xeni Jardin

scandals JD Vance explodes over Trump-Epstein revelation (looks like someone needs his couch!) Carla Sinclair

News A guide to protecting your privacy at U.S. borders Boing Boing

Funny Government to citizens: stop renaming yourselves "Salmon" Popkin

Scam centers in Myanmar force Japanese teens into criminal operations Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump still thinks wind farms are killing whales Jason Weisberger

libraries Public libraries fight private equity takeovers Rob Beschizza

music "I AM BLEEDING INTERNALLY" is the feel-bad song of the summer Jennifer Sandlin